Background technology
2,3,5-trimethylammonium para benzoquinone is the important intermediate of synthetic alpha-tocopherol (vitamin-E), and 2,3,6-pseudocuminol is oxidized to 2,3,5-trimethylammonium para benzoquinone many disclosed methods.Used inorganic oxidizer such as potassium permanganate, Manganse Dioxide, plumbous oxide in the disclosed method, must consume the catalyzer of stoichiometry, and produce the pollution waste liquid of more reducing metal, this waste liquid needs higher cost to dispose or regenerate.
US3796732 has described the use cupric chloride as catalyzer, is that reaction solvent carries out homogeneous reaction with DMF, and the recovery suitability for industrialized production of catalyzer and DMF is pretty troublesome, and cost recovery is higher.
CN1024188 has described and has used cupric chloride and lithium chloride to be catalyzer, and the mixed solvent of forming with the Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18) of aromatic hydrocarbons and 1-4 carbon atom is convenient to after reaction finishes separate and purify as reaction solvent, and the water that contains catalyzer can be applied mechanically repeatedly.Because the reaction solvent flash-point is lower, reaction system is again to react under pure oxygen or excess oxygen, therefore has bigger production safety hidden danger.
It is catalyzer that CN1293182 has described with cupric chloride and transition metal halide or rare earth element halogenide, is reaction solvent with the Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18) of water and 6-8 carbon atom, because the existence of low-flash solvent has bigger production safety hidden danger equally.
EP0369823 is with copper halide and nitrogenous compound such as azanol, amine or amine salt is as combination catalyst accordingly, and nitrogenous catalyzer can decompose under oxidizing condition, can not reclaim, and therefore can increase cost, equally also needs the alcohol of 1-10 carbon atom as solvent.
EP0387820 is solvent with the Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18) of 12-18 carbon atom, because the boiling point of solvent is higher, product is difficult for and separated from solvent, and energy consumption is higher, is not suitable for industrial applications.
EP127888 is catalyzer with the aqueous solution of cupric chloride lithium, and it is excessive greatly that the amount of catalyzer needs, and Preparation of catalysts is comparatively complicated, needs the title complex of preparation means of trivalent copper, and the Preparation of Catalyst cost is higher.
The new carboxylic acid that CN1319582 discloses with 8-11 carbon atom is solvent, be solvent with the neodecanoic acid particularly, and the neodecanoic acid boiling point is higher, has product and separated from solvent trouble equally, the problem that separation costs is high.
It is reaction solvent that CN101113131A has described the ionic liquid that constitutes with imidazoles, quaternary ammonium and pyridylium and acid ion, reaction back straight run distillation, but a large amount of distillation residue and ionic liquids mix, and ionic liquid is difficult to directly apply mechanically, and is not suitable for suitability for industrialized production.
Embodiment
In this manual, unless have other the explanation, each optimal technical scheme and more preferably the technical characterictic of technical scheme can be combined to form new technical scheme mutually.For concise and to the point purpose, the applicant has omitted the specific descriptions of these combinations in specification sheets, yet the technical scheme after all these technical characterictic combinations all should be considered to be recorded in this specification sheets so that clear and definite mode is written.
Unless otherwise defined, the same meaning that employed all specialties and scientific words and one skilled in the art are familiar with in the literary composition.In addition, any method similar or impartial to described content and material all can be applicable among the present invention.The usefulness that preferable implementation method described in the literary composition and material only present a demonstration.
In some preferred embodiments, described phase-transfer catalyst is quaternary ammonium salt or polyethers phase-transfer catalyst.
In some preferred embodiments, the mol ratio of 2,3,6-pseudocuminol and quaternary ammonium salt or polyethers phase-transfer catalyst is 1: 0.001-0.1 is preferably 1: 0.01-0.1, more preferably 1: 0.02-0.05.
In some preferred embodiments, quaternary ammonium salt phase transfer catalyst is selected from one or more of benzyltriethylammoinium chloride, Tetrabutyl amonium bromide, tetrabutylammonium chloride, 4-butyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate, tri-n-octyl methyl ammonium chloride or Dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride.
In some preferred embodiments, the polyethers phase-transfer catalyst is selected from polyoxyethylene glycol, for example a kind of among PEG200, PEG300, PEG400, the PEG600.
In some preferred embodiments, described copper halide is cupric chloride, and lithium halide is lithium chloride.
In some preferred embodiments, the mol ratio of 2,3,6-pseudocuminol and copper halide is 1: 1-2, the mol ratio of 2,3,6-pseudocuminol and lithium halide is 1: 1-3.
Temperature of reaction can change in wide scope, is preferably 20-120 ℃, more preferably 30-60 ℃.
In some preferred embodiments, pure oxygen is used in reaction, also can be oxygen rich gas, or air, and it is gas more than 40% that described oxygen rich gas refers to oxygen level.
In some preferred embodiments, raw material is added drop-wise in the system with molten state, the dropping time is 13.6 grams 2,3,6-pseudocuminol/1-5 hour, be preferably 1-3 hour, the hexamethyl biphenol that drips too fast generation can be more, general 1-3 hour is more suitable, drips slowly to instead producing active influence.
Reaction times is depended on the pressure of oxygen of reaction and the effect of temperature of reaction and stirring, generally speaking, after dripping 2,3,6-pseudocuminol, reacts and finishes in 3-5 hour.
Method of the present invention can be reacted under normal pressure, also can carry out under certain pressure, and pressure can be 0.01-12MPa, preferred 0.1-10MPa, more preferably 0.1-1MPa, more preferably 0.3-1MPa.
Method of the present invention can also use ultrasonic wave to promote reaction.Used ultrasonic generator is can buy on the market, and ultrasonic probe can directly contact with reaction solution, also can indirect contact.
Ultrasonic frequency can be that low frequency also can be high frequency, can be 20KHz-100MHz, preferred 20KHz-2MHz, more preferably 20KHz-1MHz.
Ultrasonic wave can be opened also in reaction process always and can intermittently open according to program.
This reaction need not add any organic solvent, not only guaranteed the security of producing, also simplified operation, direct layering after reaction is finished, oil reservoir obtains product by the direct underpressure distillation of ordinary method, has avoided reclaiming the trouble of solvent, greatly reduce energy consumption, the catalyzer water layer can be applied mechanically repeatedly, and the product that obtains has yield and 99.5% above purity more than 90%, suitable industrialized production.
Embodiment
The invention will be further described by the following examples.The experimental technique of unreceipted actual conditions in the following example, usually according to normal condition, or the condition of advising according to manufacturer.
Embodiment 1
In 150 milliliters of four-hole bottles of prolong, stirring rake, addition funnel and ventpipe are housed, add 80 gram water, 17 gram copper chloride dihydrates and 7 gram Lithium chloride (anhydrous)s, add 0.68 gram benzyltriethylammoinium chloride again, vigorous stirring, be heated to 40 ℃, by the Glass tubing aerating oxygen, flow is 300 ml/min, begins to drip 2 of fusion, 3,6-pseudocuminol 13.6 grams added in 2 hours, reacted after dripping 4 hours again.After reaction finishes, directly get oil reservoir and do the GC analysis, 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone purity is 93%.Get the oil phase underpressure distillation, obtain 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone, 13.6 grams, yield is 90.0%, is GC again and analyzes, and purity is 99.5%.MS:m/z?150(M
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Embodiment 2
150 milliliters of four-hole bottles that prolong, stirring rake, addition funnel and ventpipe are housed are placed in the ultrasound reactor, add 80 gram water, 17 gram copper chloride dihydrates and 7 gram Lithium chloride (anhydrous)s, add 0.68 gram benzyltriethylammoinium chloride again, vigorous stirring, be heated to 40 ℃, by the Glass tubing aerating oxygen, flow is 300 ml/min, open ultrasonic wave simultaneously, ultrasonic frequency is 20KHz, begins to drip 2 of fusion, 3,6-pseudocuminol 13.6 grams added in 2 hours, reacted after dripping 4 hours again.After reaction finishes, directly get oil reservoir and do the GC analysis, 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone purity is 94%.Get the oil phase underpressure distillation, obtain 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone, 13.7 grams, yield is 91.3%, is GC again and analyzes, and purity is 99.6%.
Embodiment 3
150 milliliters of four-hole bottles that prolong, stirring rake, addition funnel and ventpipe are housed are placed in the ultrasound reactor, add 80 gram water, 17 gram copper chloride dihydrates and 7 gram Lithium chloride (anhydrous)s, add 0.6 gram PEG300 again, vigorous stirring is heated to 40 ℃, by the Glass tubing aerating oxygen, flow is 300 ml/min, open ultrasonic wave simultaneously, ultrasonic frequency is 20KHz, begins to drip 2 of fusion, 3,6-pseudocuminol 13.6 grams added in 2 hours, reacted after dripping 4 hours again.After reaction finishes, directly get oil reservoir and do the GC analysis, 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone purity is 94%.Get the oil phase underpressure distillation, obtain 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone, 13.8 grams, yield is 92.0%, is GC again and analyzes, and purity is 99.7%.
Embodiment 4
In 150 milliliters of autoclaves, insert the ultrasonic stirring rod, frequency is 20KHZ, add 80 gram water, 17 gram copper chloride dihydrates and 7 gram Lithium chloride (anhydrous)s, add 0.68 gram benzyltriethylammoinium chloride again, vigorous stirring, be heated to 40 ℃, aerating oxygen is forced into 0.3MPa, reducing valve is set to 0.3MPa, opens ultrasonic wave simultaneously, and ultrasonic frequency is 20KHz, begin to drip 2,3 of fusion, 6-pseudocuminol 13.6 grams, add in 2 hours, reacted again after dripping 2 hours.After reaction finishes, get oil reservoir and do the GC analysis, 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone purity is 96.50%.Get the oil phase underpressure distillation, obtain 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone, 14.2 grams, yield is 94.6%, is GC again and analyzes, and purity is 99.9%.